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Litton Industries

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Litton Industries

Summary

Litton Industries is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Litton Industries is in the country of United States[3].
  • Litton Industries's image is recorded as Litton B1-An Advanced Extra-Vehicular Suit, Litton Industries, 1969 - Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, Florida - DSC02895.jpg[4].
  • Litton Industries's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Litton Industries's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Litton Industries's founder is recorded as Charles Litton, Sr.[7].
  • Litton Industries's founder is recorded as Roy Ash[8].
  • Litton Industries's founder is recorded as Tex Thornton[9].
  • Litton Industries's owned by is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation[10].
  • Charles Litton, Sr. is named after Litton Industries[11].
  • Litton Industries's logo image is recorded as Litton logo.svg[12].
  • Litton Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Milwaukee[13].
  • Litton Industries's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 569145857887423020673[14].
  • Litton Industries's Commons category is recorded as Litton Industries[15].
  • Litton Industries's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[16].
  • +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Litton Industries[17].
  • Litton Industries was dissolved in +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Litton Industries's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02v3pg[19].
  • Litton Industries's parent organization or unit is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation[20].
  • Litton Industries's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Litton Industries[21].
  • Litton Industries's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/litton-industries-inc-history/[22].
  • Litton Industries's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Litton-Industries-Inc[23].
  • Litton Industries's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[24].
  • Litton Industries's Quora topic ID is recorded as Litton-Industries[25].
  • Litton Industries's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 93180898[26].
  • Litton Industries's ROR ID is recorded as 05g920e57[27].

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Founding

Founders include Charles Litton, Sr.[7], Roy Ash[8], and Tex Thornton[9]. +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Litton Industries[17].

Operations

Litton Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Milwaukee[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation[20].

Industry

Litton Industries's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[16].

Ownership

Litton Industries's owned by is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation[10].

Dissolution

Litton Industries was dissolved in +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

Litton Industries ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Alice K. Hartley business Northrop Grumman Corporation United States

References

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  23. [25] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . ROR release v1.37. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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